Quad bike man was carrying drugs in Forest Town

Court Reporter

A Mansfield man who took his friend shopping on an unregistered quad bike in the early hours of the morning tried to flee when challenged by police, a court heard.

Robert Edmunds was first spotted by plainclothes officers on Crown Farm Way, at around 1.45am, on October 12 last year, but turned off down a narrow track and they were unable to follow him.

He was later seen carrying a passenger on the pillion, along Clipstone Road West, at 3.30am, and heading for the forecourt of a garage.

Prosecutor Robert Carr said: “He quickly put it into reverse and the quad bike over balanced and fell over.

“There was a short chase and he was detained.”

At the police station, MDMA and amphetamine were found on Edmunds.

When interviewed, he said he had taken a friend to do some shopping at the garage.

The 33-year-old, of Laurel Avenue, Forest Town, admitted using a vehicle without third party insurance or a licence, as well as possession of the Class B drugs, when he appeared at Mansfield Magistrates Court, on Friday.

He was last before the courts in March 2017 for driving offences, and had previous convictions for drug offences in 2014.